Bronchopulmonary segments

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LEFT LUNG Bronchopulmonary Segments
Year 1 Physio > Respiratory > Respiratory Tract > Upper Respiratory Tract > Bronchopulmonary segments
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RIGHT LUNG Bronchopulmonary Segments
Year 1 Physio > Respiratory > Respiratory Tract > Upper Respiratory Tract > Bronchopulmonary segments
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each lobe of the lungs divides into bronchopulmonary segments
is a anatomically separate unit of lung surrounded by its own connective tissue septa
has its own artery, veins and segmental bronchus
Gravity Assisted Positioning
used by physios to drain specific bronchopulmonary segments containing mucus, using different positions